The Theory of "International Dictatorship" Is A Gangster Theory of Social-Imperialism

IN his report to the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Vice-Chairman Lin Piao sharply exposed the social-imperialist nature of the Soviet revisionist renegade clique's theory of "international dictatorship." A thief breaks into someone's home and says he did so to "protect" that family's "security" — such is the gangster logic the imperialists and fascists always advocate. U.S. imperialism always falls back on this gangster "theory" when it is launching its wars of aggression. The theory of "international dictatorship" that the Soviet revisionist renegade clique has spared no efforts to publicize is simply a new variation of this same gangster logic. In his speech at the "5th congress" of the Polish revisionist party on November 12 last year, Soviet revisionist chieftain Brezhnev clamoured that when what Soviet revisionism called "the security of the community" (that is, Soviet revisionist colonialist interests in some East European countries and the People's Republic of Mongolia) is threatened, "this becomes no longer a problem of the people of that country alone" and Soviet revisionism has the right to take military action against this member of the ''community." Another Soviet revisionist renegade clique chieftain blatantly said that "historical development" had set the task of turning "national dictatorship" into "international dictatorship." The Soviet revisionist press time and again gave great publicity to the idea that at present, to "protect" the "community" "acquires a more profound international character" and that the members of the "community" must be "protected by the joint efforts" of the "community," etc. By putting out this theory of "international dictatorship," the Soviet revisionists intend first of all to justify their barefaced social-imperialist aggression and, second, to fabricate a "theoretical" basis for their rapacious expansionist ambitions. We must expose this theory for what it is and lay bare the diabolical features of Soviet revisionist social-imperialism in the broad light of day. The Soviet revisionist renegade clique glibly talks about "national dictatorship" and "international dictatorship." Let the question be asked: Which class exercises the "dictatorship" you speak of, and which class is subjected to this "dictatorship"? Our great teacher Chairman Mao has pointed out: "To protect the masses or to repress them — here is the basic distinction between the Communist Party and the Kuomintang, between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, and between the dictatorship of the proletariat and the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie." The Soviet revisionist renegade clique has established fascist reactionary rule at home, laid down all kinds of counterrevolutionary "laws" and "regulations," deprived the working people of their democratic rights and carried out bloody repression, thus throwing the Soviet working people into the abyss of misery again. This fully confirms that the "dictatorship" exercised by the Soviet revisionist renegade clique at home is an out-and-out bourgeois dictatorship. Foreign policy is the continuation of domestic policy. By turning "national dictatorship" into "international dictatorship," the Soviet revisionists are out to extend their domestic counter-revolutionary bourgeois dictatorship abroad and, by plunder and aggression, exercise a counter-revolutionary dictatorship over the people of other countries. The Soviet revisionist renegade clique has made use of the "Council for Mutual Economic Assistance" to push its social-imperialist policies in some East European countries and in the People's Republic of Mongolia, ruthlessly exploit and plunder the people of these countries and trample on their sovereignty at will, thus turning them into its dependencies and colonies. The "specialization of production" and "international division of labour" brayed about and put into operation by the Soviet revisionists have brought about a lopsided development of the economies of those East European countries and turned them into workshops of the Soviet revisionists for processing raw materials and dumping grounds for their goods. Moreover, by "granting credits," Soviet revisionism has savagely plundered these countries and grabbed fabulous profits from them. Such plunder and squeezing have incurred growing resistance from the broad masses in these countries. Soviet revisionism has dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops to hold down the people of these countries, and even carried out, in the case of Czechoslovakia, armed aggression and military occupation. Plunder, aggression, suppression of the people of other countries, and even military occupation — this is the reactionary essence of the Soviet revisionists' so-called theory of "international dictatorship." Today, under the pretext of "safeguarding the socialist gains," the Soviet revisionist renegade clique sends its troops marching into Czechoslovakia and imposes "international dictatorship" over the people of that country. Tomorrow, under the pretext of "safeguarding" something else, it can send aggressor troops marching into another of its "fraternal countries" in the "socialist community" or into countries outside this so-called "community" to violate their territorial integrity and sovereignty. In fabricating the theory of "international dictatorship," a theory for fascist aggression, the Soviet revisionist renegade clique has a completely vile purpose in mind. Our great leader Chairman Mao has pointed out: “The governments of the imperialist countries, though they engaged in counter-revolutionary activities every day, had never told the truth in their statements or official documents but had filled or at least flavoured them with professions of humanity, justice and virtue." The Soviet revisionist social-imperialists are no exception. To deceive people, the Soviet revisionist renegade clique decked out the completely fascist theory of "international dictatorship" in the cloak of "internationalism." But their counter-revolutionary activities nail them down as having completely betrayed proletarian internationalism. Behind the slogan of the theory of "international dictatorship'" is concealed the ugly, vicious counter-revolutionary aggressor's face. The theory of "international dictatorship" preached by Soviet revisionism is aimed at realizing its ambitions to redivide the world in collusion with U.S. imperialism, and to meet ils needs in collaborating and contending with U.S. imperialism. This "theory," on the one hand, serves U.S. imperialist aggression and legalizes its military occupation; on the other hand, it can be used to contend with U.S. imperialism for spheres of influence and designate at will any country as being within Soviet revisionism's own sphere of "international dictatorship." U.S. imperialism supports Soviet revisionism in instituting ''international dictatorship" within its own sphere of influence; and in like manner. Soviet revisionism supports U.S. imperialist aggression against other countries under the shameless lie of "defending the free world." This is the Filthy bargain these two have struck. There isn't the slightest difference between this theory of "international dictatorship" and the fascist excuses for aggression. The German fascist gangsters once ran up the rag of the "New Order of Europe" and carried out wanton aggression against other countries. In invading China and Southeast Asian countries, the Japanese pirates clamoured about setting up a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere." After World War II, U.S. imperialism advocated an "international government." Aren't all these precisely the same as the Soviet revisionist theory of "international dictatorship"? The Soviet revisionist social-imperialists and all the imperialists and fascists are jackals from the same lair, and their "theories" are cut from the same cloth. The renegade, hidden traitor and scab Liu Shao-chi is a running dog of U.S. imperialism. Soviet revisionism and all reaction. He frantically pushed a counterrevolutionary revisionist line, vainly trying to restore capitalism in China and realize the rabid ambitions of U.S. imperialism and Soviet revisionism to subvert socialist China. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution has overthrown Liu Shao-chi and company and smashed their conspiracies. Like a cornered beast, the Soviet revisionist renegade clique recently resorted to armed provocations against China and carried out armed invasion of Chinese territory Chenpao Island, and it was duly punished for this. The Soviet revisionist renegade clique has committed crimes against the Chinese people as well as against the Soviet people. The people of China and the Soviet Union share a profound revolutionary friendship. We are convinced that the proletariat and other working people of the Soviet Union will surely rise to overthrow the bourgeois fascist rule of the clique of a handful of Soviet revisionist renegades and cut off its vicious aggressive claws. As our great leader Chairman Mao has pointed out, "The Soviet Union was the first socialist state and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was created by Lenin. Although the leadership of the Soviet Party and state has now been usurped by revisionists, I would advise comrades to remain firm in the conviction that the masses of the Soviet people and of Party members and cadres are good, that they desire revolution and that revisionist rule will not last long."

Chairman Mao teaches us: "We must be clearheaded, that is, we must not believe the 'nice words’ of the imperialists nor be intimidated by their bluster."

Armed with Mao Tsetung Thought, the workers at the Taching Oilfield profoundly understand this great teaching of Chairman Mao's. The Soviet revisionists, in co-ordination with the U.S. imperialists, imposed an economic and technical blockade on China in an attempt to strangle us on the question of petroleum. But we were not overwhelmed by this. Led by Chairman Mao and guided by invincible Mao Tsetung Thought, the workers at the Taching Oilfield have persisted in self-reliance and, by relying on their own efforts, built up a big oilfield that ranks with the best in the world. This has dealt the Soviet revisionist renegade clique a telling blow. From now on, no matter what tricks the U.S. imperialists, the Soviet revisionists and their lackeys play or what their pretexts are, if they dare to continue to invade our country we will resolutely, thoroughly, wholly and completely wipe out them. Holding high the banner of opposing imperialism and revisionism, we pledge to unite with the revolutionary people the world over to bury, once and for all, imperialism, revisionism and all reaction.